OH!

Touch the skyline with your hands

WHAT

OH! is an interactive installation that lets you affect Vancouver’s night skyline with your very own hands. As you move around our small model of Science World, you can alter the lights on the iconic building in real time. Throughout
the month of August, OH! will be set up on the sea wall in Olympic Village
(see schedule right) for anyone to come try out. We’ll be on-site to show people
how it works and also to explain how we created it.

HOW

Covered by 240 LEDs and sensors, the small version of the dome can sense movements at each of its light points. By moving your hands around the 1:60 model of Science World, you can control the lights on the actual dome and create your own patterns and animations for the rest of the city to see.

WHY

For years, we’ve had the idea of turning Science World into a gigantic interactive public art piece. We loved the idea of creating an experience
for anyone who interacts with the installation, but also for the city as a whole.
With funding from Creative BC and the support of Science World, we were finally able to make this dream a reality and bring OH! to life. In all of our art installations, we love bringing an element of surprise to people by giving them something unexpected — something that brings them back to the present.
OH! was created to do exactly that.

HOURS:

9pm-11pm

SCHEDULE:

August 4th (launch)
August 5th and 6th
August 11th and 12th
August 18th and 19th
August 25th and 26th